KEX
Kirby Corporation (KEX)
Last Price$96.41.3%
Market Cap$5,570.3M
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
17.8%
5Y avg
3.2%
Marine Shipping industry median
31.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
(0.5%) overvalued

Kirby Corporation Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
33.5%
40.9%
38.0%
35.9%
(0.5%)
20.6%
83.7%
31.4%
25.6%
33.0%
1.4%
(3.7%)
29.3%
39.4%
(3.8%)
(26.8%)
(2.2%)
23.9%
21.9%
17.9%
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KEX key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
795.7
17.8%
984.2
23.7%
1,172.6
19.1%
1,360.2
16.0%
1,082.2
(20.4%)
1,109.6
2.5%
1,850.4
66.8%
2,112.7
14.2%
2,242.2
6.1%
2,566.3
14.5%
2,147.5
(16.3%)
1,770.7
(17.5%)
2,214.4
25.1%
2,970.7
34.2%
2,838.4
(4.5%)
2,171.4
(23.5%)
2,246.7
3.5%
2,784.8
24.0%
3,091.6
11.0%
3,265.9
5.6%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)515.3631.3735.4843.3637.8683.21,228.41,554.81,613.21,864.21,554.61,327.91,760.42,385.92,249.71,730.71,866.72,262.42,391.62,440.7
% margin
280.5
35.2%
352.9
35.9%
437.2
37.3%
516.8
38.0%
444.3
41.1%
426.3
38.4%
622.0
33.6%
557.8
26.4%
629.0
28.1%
702.1
27.4%
592.9
27.6%
442.8
25.0%
454.0
20.5%
584.8
19.7%
588.7
20.7%
440.7
20.3%
380.0
16.9%
522.4
18.8%
700.1
22.6%
825.2
25.3%
Operating Expenses156.0183.5216.4246.3227.5226.2309.6193.0193.7227.1213.9197.5249.5343.6354.8300.3303.2337.8370.0426.1
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)88.6107.7122.0142.2121.4117.7170.4178.5177.8210.4193.2174.8220.4304.4312.9258.3266.9302.7335.2337.1
124.5
15.6%
169.4
17.2%
220.8
18.8%
270.5
19.9%
216.0
20.0%
200.0
18.0%
312.3
16.9%
364.8
17.3%
436.2
19.5%
475.8
18.5%
380.7
17.7%
245.2
13.8%
94.2
4.3%
155.3
5.2%
18.0
0.6%
(71.4)
(3.3%)
(126.9)
(5.6%)
(0.2)
(0.0%)
335.1
10.8%
399.1
12.2%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.056.048.742.544.60.00.0
Interest Expense0.00.020.314.111.111.017.924.427.921.518.717.721.546.956.048.742.544.652.049.1
Pre-tax Income111.1154.2199.8254.6205.6189.6294.7340.5408.7454.4361.7227.773.0114.2189.8(461.4)(290.6)165.0294.1362.8
% effective tax rate
42.3
38.1%
58.8
38.1%
76.5
38.3%
97.4
38.3%
78.0
38.0%
72.3
38.1%
109.3
37.1%
127.9
37.6%
152.4
37.3%
169.8
37.4%
133.7
37.0%
84.9
37.3%
(240.9)
(329.9%)
35.1
30.7%
46.8
24.7%
(189.8)
41.1%
(43.8)
15.1%
42.2
25.6%
71.2
24.2%
75.9
20.9%
% margin
68.8
8.6%
95.5
9.7%
123.3
10.5%
157.2
11.6%
125.9
11.6%
116.2
10.5%
183.0
9.9%
209.4
9.9%
253.1
11.3%
282.0
11.0%
226.7
10.6%
141.4
8.0%
313.2
14.1%
78.5
2.6%
142.3
5.0%
(271.6)
(12.5%)
(246.8)
(11.0%)
122.3
4.4%
222.9
7.2%
286.7
8.8%
EPS1.371.822.332.942.342.163.353.754.464.954.122.635.621.322.38(4.53)(4.11)2.043.744.91
Diluted EPS1.331.792.292.912.342.153.333.734.444.934.112.625.621.312.37(4.53)(4.11)2.033.724.91
% margin
181.9
22.9%
233.8
23.8%
301.7
25.7%
361.2
26.6%
310.6
28.7%
287.4
25.9%
430.1
23.2%
501.7
23.7%
581.8
25.9%
646.6
25.2%
573.0
26.7%
466.2
26.3%
318.6
14.4%
406.7
13.7%
489.4
17.2%
(162.5)
(7.5%)
(31.9)
(1.4%)
400.0
14.4%
546.0
17.7%
690.2
21.1%

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FAQ

1) What is Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 17.8%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for Kirby Corporation have been 13.0% over the past three years, and 3.4% over the past five years.

2) Is Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 17.8%, which is lower than industry median of 31.3%. It indicates that Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.

3) How does Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, Kirby Corporation's Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is 17.8%, which is lower than peer median of 56.0%. The list of peers includes CPLP, GSL, SBLK, CMRE, DAC, SFL, ZIM, GOGL, NMM, MATX.